The world of gambling has changed many times over time. At some times, gambling was more common in dubious circles, and sometimes even outlawed. And there were times when it was approved by the state and highly valued in all circles – from a small worker to an industrial tycoon.
Until recently, gambling was mostly a social event. People met to play, or rather, played to meet. Big events, such as horse racing, were a mixture of red carpet fashion shows and hippodrome fun. Poker rounds were held not only in casinos, but also in many pubs and bars or in private circles. Even a slot machine in a bar was a welcome opportunity to linger over a beer and chat with the owner or with other guests.
Online gambling meets the spirit of the times and changes gambling behavior
Nowadays, gambling has largely moved online, eliminating many ancillary costs such as renting premises, maintaining staff, purchasing machines, etc. As a result, the chances of winning have increased dramatically, often by around 25%. In addition, casinos regularly provide its users with lucrative bonuses, and it is hard to deny that players would gladly take advantage of all bonuses.
Now that you can play from the comfort of your home using your laptop or smartphone, the reason to play has also changed. If in the past it was also about getting among people, gambling today has adapted to the spirit of the times.
Many people are stressed and are looking for a reliable outlet to relieve stress, for example, after work. A survey of players showed that for both occasional gamblers and regular gamblers, gambling is a stress reliever. Particularly appreciated here is that one can completely fade out the outside world when playing in slot machines and “get the head free”.
“Getting your head clear”
Simple rules of slots make it easy to spend time after work without having to concentrate too much. In this way, players can literally “win” over the stresses of everyday life.
Many players now consciously use this effect to end everyday stress at the push of a button. This is made possible by the now technically perfect mobile online slots, which, thanks to HTML5, run just as smoothly on any smartphone as they do at home on the PC.
Online casinos protect against gambling addiction through high-tech
To prevent all this from turning into the opposite side, online casinos are paying more and more attention to the prevention of addiction. And here they also rely on high technology. Now the first pilot project has been launched that uses artificial intelligence combined with virtual reality technology to detect a developing gambling addiction long before the player realizes it. Especially long before the addiction develops and becomes a problem. So when this technology is ready for mass production, gambling addiction will be a thing of the past. By the way, contrary to what many always assume, this is also in the interests of the gambling industry.
Gambling addicts are a non profitable business for the industry, because they quickly gamble themselves into ruin and then permanently break away as customers. If such a user instead plays moderately and responsibly on a permanent basis, he brings the casino considerably more revenue in this way and has a happy life in the process. Gambling addiction also causes immense damage to the industry’s image, which it would like to avoid. That’s why many Canadian gaming web platforms are introducing new solutions to combat this type of addiction.
Entering a new era – next generation online casinos
To further improve the gaming experience, game developers are now returning to the roots of gambling. The social interaction, the shared cheering or the competition at the poker table, all this is now to return to the living room at home.
We are of course talking about virtual reality. The prices for VR glasses have dropped significantly in the last year. At the same time, their resolution has once again increased drastically, so that 4K and 8K glasses are now the standard.
The target of casinos is to combine the classic attributes of gambling of yesteryear, i.e. social interaction and good shared pastime, with the modern needs of gamblers. This means that the creation of a casino in the Metaverse is not far off.
Conclusion
So the internet has fundamentally changed the modern gambling industry. But the future looks even more exciting as the best of then and now combine to create something new. Player protection, social interaction and the benefits of today’s online casinos – this combination has the potential to become something really big. And we all get to be a part of this development.
